Vocabulary Words
Special rights; advantages
What are privileges?
A speech based on a scriptural text and intended to provide religious instruction
What is a sermon?
The war the Gettysburg Address was given during
What is the Civil War?
The action Patrick Henry wants his audience to take
What is to fight Britain?
Asking questions for effect, not to get answers
What is a rhetorical question?
absolute rule; tyranny
What is despotism?
A speech that focuses on issues related to government politics
What is political speech?
He gave the Gettysburg Address.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The emotion Patrick Henry says is natural to people, but should not be trusted in dealings with Britain?
What is hope?
Restating an idea using the same words
What is repetition?
deceitful; treacherous
What is insidious?
What is an address?
The people who have "unfinished work".
Who are the civil war soldiers?
The action Patrick Henry takes in order to be a true patriot
What is speaking out against England?
What is restatement?
complete agreement
What is unanimity?
Emotional appeal
What is pathos?
The civil war soldiers "unfinished work".
What is fighting to end slavery?
Benjamin Franklin's confession during "Speech in the Convention"
What is he does not completely approve of the document (constitution), but supports it anyway?
Repeating a grammatical structure
What is parallelism?
alert to danger
What is vigilant?
Logical appeal
What is logos?
The meaning of "fourscore and 7 years"
What is 87 years?
Why Benjamin Franklin thinks the delegates should keep their concerns about the Constitution to themselves
What is he wants the public to have confidence in the government?
Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas
What is antithesis